S1248 • 2026

STATE APPELLATE PUBLIC DEFENDERS – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete language relating to the Capital Crimes Defense Fund.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-12
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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STATE APPELLATE PUBLIC DEFENDERS – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete language relating to the Capital Crimes Defense Fund.

What This Bill Does

STATE APPELLATE PUBLIC DEFENDERS – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete language relating to the Capital Crimes Defense Fund.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 03/11/26 Session Law Chapter 14 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-10 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-03-10 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on 03/10/26
2026-03-09 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-03-09 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-03-06 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-05 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Green, Raymond Floor Sponsor - Scott Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-04 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2026-03-03 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2026-03-02 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2026-02-27 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-02-26 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-02-16 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-02-16 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
2026-02-13 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Bjerke(Keyser), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Okuniewicz, Toews, Ward-Engelking Floor Sponsor - Lakey Title apvd - to House
2026-02-11 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-02-10 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-04 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
2026-02-03 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

STATE APPELLATE PUBLIC DEFENDERS – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete language relating to the Capital Crimes Defense Fund.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1248
BY
JUDICIARY
AND
RULES
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
STATE
APPELLATE
PUBLIC
DEFENDERS;
PROVIDING
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT;
2
REPEALING
SECTION
19
-
5908,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
CAPITAL
CRIMES
DE
-
3
FENSE
FUND
AUTHORIZED;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EF
-
4
FECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
IDAHO
CODE
CLEANUP
-
-
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT.
It
is
the
intent
7
of
the
Legislature
to
ensure
that
the
state
laws
provided
in
Idaho
Code
are
8
streamlined,
up
-
to
-
date,
and
essential
for
the
citizens
of
Idaho,
while
best
9
serving
the
public
health,
safety,
and
welfare.
In
accordance
with
the
Idaho
10
Code
Cleanup
Act,
following
comprehensive
review,
the
Legislature
has
iden
-
1
1
tified
the
provisions
of
this
act
as
obsolete,
outdated,
or
unnecessary.
12
SECTION
2.
That
Section
19
-
5908
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
13
repealed.
14
SECTION
3.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
15
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
16
July
1,
2026.
17